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Deaf Rave Virtual International Festival 2020: The first of it’s kind!

October 13, 2020

Back in September, Deaf Rave hosted their first ever virtual festival with performances by deaf artists from across the world. […]

Rebecca A Withey: How living in a masked world has led to a confidence crisis

October 5, 2020

With the way the world is right now it seems my confidence in social situations and being out and about […]

Lorraine Walsh: Returning to my childhood school as a Support Assistant for deaf students has enabled me to celebrate my deaf identity!

September 30, 2020

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I was born profoundly deaf and grew up on the edge of Dartmoor. Just before I was one, I was […]

Gogglebox star launches new TV competition for children with BSL interpretation

September 29, 2020

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Baasit Siddiqui has been on our television screens for over 5 years now, as a valued part of the award […]

Deafscope: Our Active Life = Healthy Minds fundraising challenge cycling around the Welsh coastline

September 17, 2020

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Hello! We at Deafscope are excited to announce that we have taken up an Active Life = Healthy Minds challenge- […]

Sean Chandler: Why I relate to the ‘DeaF’ construct to represent my identity

September 8, 2020

Two existing constructs of deafness (‘deaf’ and ‘Deaf’) exist, both refer to hearing loss. The way in which deafness is […]

Taking Flight Theatre company announce brand new show to watch ONLINE via Zoom!

August 19, 2020

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Taking Flight Theatre company have announced that later this month they will be performing a brand new play using Zoom, […]

Vilma Jackson: Why I created ‘Triple Oppression’ – available to view online now

August 17, 2020

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My father is British, and my mother is from Mozambique both of them are hearing. I was born in Mozambique […]

Rebecca-Anne Withey: Why there’s outrage in the deaf community about the oral school teaching students whilst fully masked

August 10, 2020

A recent article about Memphis Oral School for the Deaf in Tennessee, USA, has sparked outrage amongst the deaf community. […]

Deaf Japanese artist, Chisato Minamimura, premieres work online TODAY to commemorate Hiroshima Day

August 6, 2020

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This week London-based deaf Japanese performance artist, Chisato Minamimura, will be premiering online a short filmed excerpt from her work […]